Time Requirements of Psychological Testing: A Survey of Practitioners

Abstract

Surveys regarding practitioner perceptions of time requirements for psychological testing were mailed to a national sample of clinical psychologists. There were 228 (36%) returns from 630 mailings actually received. On the basis of 151 usable returns from respondents who conduct psychological testing services, data are presented separately for time requirements associated with administering, scoring, and interpreting the 24 most commonly used tests. Data are also presented regarding the composition of typical test batteries and practitioner usage of technician and/or computer assistance in psychological testing. The implications of these data for research and practice are discussed.

Computerized psychological test usage in APA‐accredited training programs

“…Five of the top six most frequently used computerized tests identified in the total sample in the present study (MMPI/ MMPI-2, Rorschach, MCMI II/III, WAIS-R/WAIS III, WISC-R/WISC III) are among the tests most frequently used in clinical practice as identified in recent surveys (Ball et al, 1994;Piotrowski et al, 1998;Watkins et al, 1995). These five tests also are among those that psychologists most often recommend for training (Piotrowski & Zalewski, 1993;Watkins et al, 1995).…”

“…The questionnaire listed widely used psychological tests as indicated by surveys of psychological test usage (Ball et al, 1994;Piotrowski, Belter, & Keller, 1998;Piotrowski & Keller, 1989Piotrowski & Zalewski, 1993;Watkins, Campbell, Nieberding, & Hallmark, 1995), and catalog listings of available computerizedpsychological-assessment software from major psychological test publishers including the Psychological Corporation, National Computer Systems (NCS), Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Western Psychological Services, American Guidance Service (AGS), Riverside Publishing, Multi-Health Systems (MHS), and Sigma Assessment Systems. Only measures for current, commercially available computer software were included in the questionnaire.…”

“…Many managedhealth-care organizations do not view psychological assessment as a useful clinical activity, are reluctant to preauthorize testing, and limit reimbursement for assessment (Eisman et al, 1998). A survey by Ball et al (1994) found that total testing time for many standard psychological tests exceeded allowances made by many third-party payers. For university programs, costs of computerized testing software can be reduced by discounts offered by some companies to psychology training programs.…”

“…More than half rated themselves as mildly to highly technophobic. Ball, Archer, and Imhof (1994) found higher computer utilization among psychologists who provided testing services, with the most frequent uses of the computer being test scoring (56%) and test interpretation (36%), although computerized test administration was rare (8%). Ball et al noted that their study was limited by a relatively small sample size in response to their mail survey; the Rosen and Weil (1996) study used a telephone interview.…”

Теория И Практика Конструирования Психодиагностических Методик

“…Ответы «НЕТ»: 7,8,11,12,13,15,16,19,24,26,28,29,30,32,33,37,40,42,43,44,47,48,49,51,56,58,59, 62, 64. Проведенное обследование позволило определить критериальные баллы: -итоговые; -поблочные; -внутриблочные и поподблочные.…”